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Best gaming ultrabook (thin-and-light gaming laptop) in 2025

Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve been testing and reviewing thin-and-light gaming laptops for more than 15 years now, of all kinds and from all major brands. Our experience allows us to help you choose the best portable gaming laptop (or...

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Best ultrabook and portable lightweight laptop in 2025

Here at Ultrabookreview.com, we’ve reviewed hundreds of ultrabooks and portable lightweight laptops...

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15 Best budget good-value laptops under $1000 in 2025

Looking for a good-value laptop and portable ultrabook and don’t plan to...

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Best 15-inch and 14-inch lightweight portable laptops in 2025

While you’ll find many excellent compact ultrabooks out there, some of you...

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Best 2-in-1 ultrabook and compact laptop in 2025

Some of the thin-and-light notebooks available these days in stores are 2-in-1...

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  • Acer Switch 5 SW512-52 review – fast, fanless and affordable Windows tablet

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    If you’re interested in the Microsoft Surface Pro, you should also check out the product covered in this article, the Acer Switch 5 SW512-52. Much like the Surface Pro, this one is a Windows tablet with a similar form factor, a kick-stand on the...

  • Lenovo IdeaPad 520s-14IKB review – mid-range modern ultraportable

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    Let’s say you’re in the market for a compact all-round laptop able to handle daily activities and tackle a few casual games as well. You don’t want a full-size computer, but rather something smaller and lighter, yet at the same time your budget is...

  • Asus Zenbook UX550VE review (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1050 Ti) and how it compares to the Zenbook UX550VD

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    A few weeks ago I published an article about the Asus Zenbook UX550VD, a much awaited addition to the premium 15-inch laptop segment and alternative to the Dell XPS 15, the  Lenovo Yoga 720 15 and the newer Yoga 730 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme. However, the UX550VE variant...

  • Lenovo Yoga 920 – 13IKB reviewed (w/ Core i5-8250U, UHD 620), vs Yoga 910

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    Lenovo was a little late with the update of their premium 2-in-1 Yoga notebook, but there’s finally a successor for the Yoga 910 as of early September 2017, the Yoga 920, scheduled however to ship from Q4 2017. While we’re waiting for our own sample...

  • Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA review – an excellent premium 2-in-1 Chromebook

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    This article is about the Asus Chromebook C302CA, still one of the best Chromebooks available in stores these days. Unlike most Chromebooks, this one is more expensive, selling for between $470 to $650 depending on the configuration you choose. And that’s because it’s nicer...

  • Asus Zenbook 13 UX331UN review – Core i5-8250U, Nvidia MX150

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    The second half of 2017 is finally the right time to buy an all-round ultra-portable laptop that can handle standard everyday activities such as browsing, movies or music, but also games, graphics editing, and some other more demanding chores. And that’s because Intel has...

  • Acer Spin 5 SP513-52N review – KabyLake-R Core i5-8250U hardware in a modern convertible

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    The Acer Spin 5 is one of the best-buy convertibles available in stores, as an overall good product with an affordable price tag. There’s more about it in our review. As of the Fall of 2017 Acer updated it with a new generation, the Spin 5...

  • Intel Core i5-8250U (Kaby Lake-R, 8th generation) benchmarks and impressions

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    As of late August 2017 Intel announced the first quad-core eight-thread platform designed for ultra-portable computers. The CPUs in this line are sold as 8th generation processors, although in reality they are an update of the 7th generation hardware line and are called Kaby...

  • Asus ROG Strix GL702ZC review and impressions – the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 laptop

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    If you’re interested in a laptop that won’t break the bank for you and can handle complex multi-core loads like very few other notebooks available as of August 2017 can, the Asus ROG Strix GL702ZC should be of interest. It looks like a standard 17-inch laptop, perhaps a...

  • Intel KabyLake-R (8th gen) portable laptops and ultrabooks – the complete list

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    The vast majority of ultraportable laptops available in the last years have been built on Intel Core U hardware-platforms, with options for dual-core processors with or without HyperThreading. And while the Kaby Lake hardware generation provides solid performance for everyday tasks like browsing and...

  • Asus ZenBook Flip S UX370UA review – the vanity 2-in-1 laptop

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    2-in-1 thin-and-light laptops have been around for a few years now and they’ve got to the point where they can meet most expectations, with few to no compromises. Most of them are still fairly heavy to hold and use in tablet mode, which is the...

  • Aorus x7 DT v7 review – the somewhat portable 17-inch GTX 1080 laptop to buy

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    After my disappointment with the Aorus x5 MD, my sights got set back on the Aorus x7 DT v7.  I actually became interested with this laptop after hearing how good the v6 model was, a couple months back.  Unfortunately, the v7 was heavily delayed...

  • Asus VivoBook Pro N580VD / N580GD review – mid-range multimedia laptop

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    The VivoBook Pro is Asus’s line of full-size multimedia laptops. The computers in this series are nor as compact or as light as those in the VivoBook Slim or Zenbook Pro line, but not far off. They are however good multimedia options built on modern HQ...

  • Aorus X5 MD review – portable 15-inch laptop with GTX 1080 Max-Q graphics

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    After an extremely long delay, it looks like Aorus has finally released their v7 line of laptops.  These are the same laptops introduced back in January at CES, which are similar to the v6 line, but with Kaby Lake processors.  With Volta coming so...

  • Asus Zenbook Pro 15 UX550 review (UX550VD – Core i5, GTX 1050)

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    It’s been a while since Asus last updated their top-tier Zenbook, but that’s changing as of July 2017 with the Zenbook Pro UX550 series. This is a 15-inch laptop with a compact build, premium features and the latest in terms of hardware at this...

  • ASUS PRO B9440UA review – a well priced 14-inch business ultraportable

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    Asus are mostly known for their ultraportable line of Zenbook laptops and their ROG line of gaming notebooks, but they also tap into other segments. The Asus Pro for instance is a limited series of portable computers meant for business environments, and the B9440...

  • Acer Swift 3 SF314-52 review – budget 14-inch laptop with Nvidia MX150 graphics

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    The Aspire Swift 3 SF314-51 is one of the best value laptops I’ve reviewed in the last 12 months, selling for under $600 with a proper Core U configuration, SSD storage and an IPS screen. As of mid 2017 Acer updated that notebook and we’ve spent...

  • Lenovo Yoga 720 13-inch review – compact and well priced 2-in-1 convertible

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    If you’re in the market for a compact laptop with a convertible screen and have around $800 to $1000 to spend, the 13-inch Lenovo Yoga 720 should be on your list. It’s a mid-2017 launch from Lenovo and inherits many features from the premium Yoga...

  • Lenovo Yoga 910-13IKB review – one of the best 2-in-1 ultraportables out there

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    There are quite a few premium ultraportables with convertible screens on the market, and this article is about one of better options in the segment: the Lenovo Yoga 910-13IKB. It’s not a new product, it was in fact launched back in 2016, but it’s...

  • Asus VivoBook S15 S510 / F510 review – thin and light full-size laptop on a budget

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    We’re having a look at a new mid-range series of laptops in this article, scheduled for release in the second part of 2017, the Asus Vivobook Slim. This is not your average notebook line though, as it’s one of these new iterations of thin-and-light...

  • Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51 review – GTX 1050 Ti gaming laptop under $1000

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    There are quite a few gaming laptops available in stores for around $1000, and we’ve reviewed most of them here on the site, but it’s now time for one more: the Acer Nitro 5. This is a full-size laptop with a 15-inch matte IPS...

  • Lenovo Legion Y920 review (i7-7820HK, GTX 1070) – high-end 17-inch gaming laptop

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    If you’re after performance in a well built laptop with a big screen, the Lenovo Legion Y920 is one of the newer options you should consider. It’s a full-size machine that weighs about 10 lbs (12 lbs including the power brick), one that offers...

  • Portable laptops with Nvidia Max-Q designs (GTX 1080, 1070, 1060 Max-Q graphics)

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    This article has two parts, one that explains what Nvidia’s Max-Q initiative means for existing and future gaming laptops, and a second one that gathers all the Max-Q notebooks available out there, in a periodically updated list. If you plan to jump straight to the list, here it is:...

  • Lenovo Legion Y720 review (i7-7700HQ, GTX 1060) – solid mid-range gaming laptop

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    If you’re after a gaming laptop capable of smooth 1080p gaming performance today as well as for the next 2-3 years, you should be set on one of the modern configurations with Intel HQ processors and an Nvidia 1060 graphics chip. As of mid 2017,...

  • Asus ROG GX501VI Zephyrus review – thin-and-light laptop with Max-Q GTX 1080 graphics

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    If you were paying attention during Computex, you might have had your eye caught by Asus with the ROG GX501 Zephyrus.  It certainly caught my eye, along with the Acer Triton and the Aorus x5, by being the only thin, 15” laptops with a...

  • Asus Zenbook Deluxe UX490UA review – a high-end 14-inch ultraportable

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    A while ago we reviewed the Asus Zenbook UX430 series which, although not without flaws, I believe includes some of the better ultraportables money can buy these days if you’re on an mid-range budget ($1000 to $1200). But although the UX430s are thin and light,...

  • Acer Aspire 5 A515-51 review – an excellent and affordable mid-range 15-inch laptop

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    While this has somewhat changed recently, Acer laptops have been historically known for their affordable price tags and overall solid value for the money, albeit with a few cut corners here and there, perfectly normal for budget laptops. This article is about one such...

  • Asus Zenbook UX410UQ (UX3410UQ) review – multimedia notebook in a portable package

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    OEM’s focused much on creating thinner and lighter laptops in the last years, yet only a few turned their attention on the overall footprint of their devices. Dell was one of the first with the XPS 13 series launched back in 2015, which is...

  • Asus ROG Strix GL702VM review – GTX 1060 in an 17-inch affordable laptop

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    There’s a market for laptops with large screens and solid performance in a package that’s not going to break the bank and is not going to be a burden to carry around either. The Asus ROG Strix GL702VM is one such machine, a gaming...

  • Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G review – powerful multimedia laptop with tamed-down looks

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    Acer recently renewed their line of Aspire mainstream laptops, upgrading them in terms of hardware and slightly revamping their design lines. This article is about the 15-inch version of the Aspire 7 (code name A715-71G), the top tier offer in this mid-range segment, starting at...

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